Tommy Lister Jr.
Known for Acting · 167 credits
- Born
- 1958-06-24
- Died
- 2020-12-10
- Place of birth
- Compton, California, USA
- Also known as
- Zeus · Z-Gangsta · Tommy Lister · Tommy Tiny Lister · Tommy Duane Lister · Tom 'Tiny' Lister
Biography
Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister, Jr.; June 24, 1958 – December 10, 2020) was a character actor and former wrestler best known for his role as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the Friday series of movies. He also had a short-lived professional wrestling career, wrestling Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing as "Zeus" in Hogan's movie No Holds Barred. Lister was blind in his right eye. Lister had numerous guest appearances in TV series, including playing Klaang (the first Klingon ever to make contact with humans, not counting Worf in Star Trek: First Contact) in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Enterprise. He also co-starred in an episode of the courtroom series Matlock as Mr. Matlock's in-prison bodyguard. Lister also appeared as Sancho in the music video for Sublime's song "Santeria". He was also in the video for Michael Jackson's song "Remember the Time". He also made a guest appearance in Austin Powers in Goldmember, as a prisoner in the Hard Knock Life spoof.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
Regular Show
2010
as Bobby (voice)
ER
1994
as Patient
NYPD Blue
1993
as Bob (uncredited)
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Klaang
Matlock
1986
as Johnny Mack / Tiny
Nash Bridges
1996
as Mr. Switch
Renegade
1992
as Marvin Montgomery
Step by Step
1991
as Security Guard
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Hicks
Martin
1992
as Apollo
Moesha
1996
as Security Guard #2
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Zeus
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Tiny
Key & Peele
2012
as Driver
Fish Hooks
2010
as Mr. Mussels (voice)
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Zeus
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Adam - Groom
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
The Parent 'Hood
1995
In the House
1995
USA High
1997
as Tony
L.A. Heat
1999
1st & Ten
1984
as Otis
Damon
1998
as Alfonse
The Magic Hour
1998
as Self
Saul of the Mole Men
2007
as John Henry Irons
Nite Tales: The Series
2009
as Wrestler
Movies (140)
Zootopia 2
2025
as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
The Dark Knight
2008
as Tattooed Prisoner
Zootopia
2016
as Finnick (voice)
The Fifth Element
1997
as President Lindberg
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
2015
as Inmate 178
Friday
1995
as Deebo
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Prisoner #2
Jackie Brown
1997
as Winston
Next Friday
2000
as Debo
Universal Soldier
1992
as GR55
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Orvis
Little Nicky
2000
as Cassius
Runaway Train
1985
as Guard
Barb Wire
1996
as Bouncer
Trespass
1992
as Cletus
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as House
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
1999
as Tillaver
Don Juan DeMarco
1994
as Rocco Compton
Blast
2004
as Smiley
Dracula 3000
2004
as Humvee
Gang Related
1997
as Cutless Supreme
The Wash
2001
as Bear
Posse
1993
as Obobo
The Meteor Man
1993
as Digit
Armed and Dangerous
1986
as Bruno
Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Monday
The Grand
2007
as German's Bodyguard
Hologram Man
1995
as Eightball
Confidence
2003
as Harlin
Forbidden Fruits
2006
as Jade
Blue City
1986
as Tiny
Hellborn
2003
as Smithy
Highway
2012
as Wilbert
Hair Show
2004
as Agent Little
Circus
2000
as Moose
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
as Nose Guard
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996
as Tyrone
One Night with the King
2006
as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
Terra Nova
2008
as Sewing Dude
Prison
1987
as Tiny
Men of War
1994
as Blades
K-11
2013
as Detroit
The Players Club
1998
as XL
Butter
1998
as House
Midnight
1989
as Security Guard
Never Die Alone
2004
as Rockie
The Night Before
1988
as Bartender
Santa's Slay
2005
as Gas Station Attendant
Renegades
2022
as Apollo
Think Big
1989
as Z
The Hustle
2008
as Dog Thief
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as Zeus
Diamond Cartel
2015
as Louie
Out Kold
2001
No Holds Barred
1989
as Zeus
Chameleons
1989
as Luther
Super Capers
2009
as Sarge
Hickey
2017
as Henry
Supreme Sanction
1999
as Lester
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
2023
as Martin
The Rimshop
2008
as Duncan
My Baby's Daddy
2004
as Drive-By
Beyond the Game
2014
as Tommy
Glory Years
1987
Holy Water
2009
as SixPac Jordan
Homer and Eddie
1989
as Man in Bar with Gun
White Cargo
1996
as Zeno
White T
2013
as Mad Rapper
Judgment Day
1999
as Brother Clarence
Hollywont
2016
Boone: The Bounty Hunter
2017
as Man in TV Show (uncredited)
The Set Up
1995
as Leon
I Got the Hook-Up
1998
as T-Lay
Soulkeeper
2001
as Chad
Stealth Fighter
1999
as Berg
Slammed
2004
as Bubba
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987
as Mack 'Truck' Jones
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
2018
as Superfly
Phat Beach
1996
as Tiny
Against the Wall
1994
as Prisoner
Immortal Combat
1994
as Yanagi
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
2006
as Monster
Bone Dry
2007
as Mitch
Night Walk
2019
as Kareem
Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Cubey
Below Utopia
1997
as Tiny
Domino: Battle of the Bones
2021
as Twelvespeed
Full Clip
2004
as Bumaye
Vegas, City of Dreams
2001
as Llord's Security Chief
The Lazarus Papers
2010
as Tiny Delaney
Choices II: The Setup
2005
American Lowrider
2013
as Crazy Loc
Cornered
2011
as Cpt. Williams
Monster Ark
2008
as Sgt. Gentry
Heaven's Door
2012
as Ben Wilson
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991
as Bigg
Beyond the Trophy
2012
as Billy Thomas
First Dog
2010
as Big Mike
The Allnighter
2022
as Preston
Street Corner Justice
1996
as Angel Aikens
9 1/2 Ninjas!
1991
as Cutter
Hulkamania 4
1989
as Zeus
Unemployed
2008
as Big Dane
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019
as T-Lay
We the Party
2012
as No Shame
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
as Zeus
The Trap Door
2011
as Jomo
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
1989
as Zeus (Interview)
Shark in a Bottle
2000
as The Recruiter
Ascension Day
2007
The Pink Conspiracy
2008
as The Duke
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996
as Z-Gangsta
Tamales and Gumbo
2015
as Uncle Mark
American Justice
2015
as Justice
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
2015
as Gabriel
Hopelessly in June
2011
as Pastor G
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990
Death's Door
2015
as Jomo
The Amazing Wizard of Paws
2015
as Mr. Tiny
Love Chronicles
2003
as Alfonso
About Tommy Lister Jr.
Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister, Jr.; June 24, 1958 – December 10, 2020) was a character actor and former wrestler best known for his role as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the Friday series of movies. He also had a short-lived professional wrestling career, wrestling Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing as "Zeus" in Hogan's movie No Holds Barred. Lister was blind in his right eye. Lister had numerous guest appearances in TV series, including playing Klaang (the first Klingon ever to make contact with hum… With 167 credits spanning from 1984 to 2025, Tommy Lister Jr. has appeared in 140 films and 27 TV shows.
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- Zootopia 2 (2025) — as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
- The Dark Knight (2008) — as Tattooed Prisoner
- Zootopia (2016) — as Finnick (voice)
- The Fifth Element (1997) — as President Lindberg
- The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015) — as Inmate 178
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